Assistant Service Manager (Stone Gate)

Van Metre Companies
Spring Lake, NC
On-site

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for candidates with maintenance experience who can coordinate property operations and provide customer service in Spring Lake, NC.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with maintenance experience and a willingness to support property operations in a small town.
    — “4+ years of maintenance experience or valid training”
  • Individuals who can act as a backup manager and contribute to long-term property improvements.
    — “Support Service Manager and serve as Acting Service Manager in their absence”
  • Professionals who value work-life balance and are interested in a company with robust wellness and development programs.
    — “We encourage employees to make full use of vacation and other company-paid leave to refresh their bodies and minds.”

Things to consider

  • Some weekend work is required, which may impact personal time and scheduling flexibility.
    — “Some weekend work is required.”
  • Candidates must be prepared to handle after-hours emergencies and ensure 24/7 property staff coverage.
    — “Participate in after-hours emergency requests and ensure property staff coverage 24 hours/day, 7 days/week”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with preventative maintenance and property safety protocols in your resume and interview.
    — “Oversee the performance of preventative maintenance and inspections”
  • Emphasize your ability to manage inventory and follow purchasing procedures.
    — “Purchasing adequate maintenance materials for service requests and apartment turns and adhering to PO policy”
  • Showcase your training and certification experience, especially EPA Type II or Universal Certification.
    — “EPA Type II or EPA Universal Certification - required”
  • Demonstrate your capacity for leadership and mentorship within property management teams.
    — “Train, coach, and mentor team members”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • overseeing all aspects of maintenance of the property
  • ensuring completion of service tickets
  • providing excellent customer service
Typical background
4+ years of maintenance experienceEPA Type II or EPA Universal CertificationCPO Certification

Skills & requirements

Required

Maintenance ExperienceEPA Type II Or EPA Universal CertificationCPO CertificationManagement ExperienceHigh School Diploma Or GEDValid Driver's LicenseKnowledgeable And Skilled In The Safe Use And Maintenance Of Tools

Preferred

Embedded SystemsFirmware

Stack & domain

EPA Type II Or EPA Universal CertificationCPO CertificationHigh School Diploma Or GEDValid Driver’s License And Reliable TransportationKnowledgeable And Skilled In The Safe Use And Maintenance Of ToolsProfessional And Courteous MannerAbility To Follow Oral And Written InstructionsMaintain Effective And Cooperative Working RelationshipsMaintenanceProperty ManagementCustomer Service

About the role

Original posting from Van Metre Companies via Greenhouse

At Van Metre, we believe that each employee contributes directly to our growth, success and culture, and are seeking a candidate who loves to challenge themselves and work with others to fulfill this role. Van Metre has an Assistant Service Manager position available at our Stone Gate Apartments located in Spring Lake, NC!

As the Assistant Service Manager, you will assist with overseeing all aspects of maintenance of the property, including expense control, scheduling preventative maintenance, ensuring completion of service tickets, and providing excellent customer service.

Essential duties include but are not limited to: 

Assist Service Manager with directing and overseeing all aspects of maintenance of the community and work closely with the Service Manager

Oversee the performance of preventative maintenance and inspections

Maintain accurate records for all services performed including contracts

Walk the property daily to uphold curb appeal and monitor safety issues

Oversee the schedule and coordinate apartment turns in Yardi

Assist Service Manager in following budget guidelines

Manage inventory and storage areas

Purchasing adequate maintenance materials for service requests and apartment turns and adhering to PO policy

Communicate and advise Service Manager on recommendations for capital improvements and maintenance requirements for annual budget

Notify Service Manager with solutions for any safety or liability concerns as well as preventative maintenance needs

Assist with conducting weekly safety meetings

Monitor and perform service requests from residents in a timely fashion

Ensure excellent customer service

Audit key tracking system daily and weekly

Participate in after-hours emergency requests and ensure property staff coverage 24 hours/day, 7 days/week

Train, coach, and mentor team members

Implement Van Metre’s standards of Management

Support Service Manager and serve as Acting Service Manager in their absence

Other tasks assigned by Service Manager

Requirements:

The Assistant Service Manager must maintain a professional and courteous manner with residents, visitors, contractors, and fellow employees. The Assistant Service Manager must have the necessary skills to effectively complete the tasks outlined above. One must have the ability to follow oral and written instructions and be able to maintain effective and cooperative working relationships.

 Education/ Qualifications:

4+ years of maintenance experience or valid training

EPA Type II or EPA Universal Certification - required

CPO Certification preferred 

Prior management experience preferred 

High School Diploma or GED 

Valid Driver’s License and Reliable Transportation Required

Provide own basic tools and be knowledgeable and skilled in the safe use and maintenance of tools

Some weekend work is required.

Compensation and Benefits information: Van Metre offers excellent benefits, and a work environment that fosters and rewards excellence. We also promote work/life balance, including a robust Employee Wellness Program.  We encourage employees to make full use of vacation and other company-paid leave to refresh their bodies and minds.

Salary: $23.00-$25.00 per hour (Pay is commensurate with experience, education, training, and skills)

Annual Bonus Potential: $5,000 annually, paid quarterly

Renewal Commissions

Paid Time Off: 11 paid holidays; 10 vacation days, 10 sick days, Two Volunteer Days off, Two Personal Days, Winter Break, Day off for Annual Physical, Day off for your Birthday; comprehensive parental and bonding leave

Retirement Planning: Company Matched 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan; access to retirement planning coaches

Wellness: Annual Wellness Reimbursement of up to $900; Free and unlimited access to TaskHuman Wellness App for yourself and your family members.

Professional Development: tuition reimbursement; company paid certifications, memberships, and licensures; mentoring programs; growth paths; regular performance evaluations and training opportunities

Discounts: Rental and Van Metre Home purchase discounts; employee discount through Walker Title Company, Employee discount through Walker Title Company

Van Metre Core Values

Integrity; Ownership; Respect and Dignity; Diversity and Inclusion; Teamwork; Community; Work/Life Balance                                                          

Van Metre Mission Statement

The mission of Van Metre Companies is to build and continually improve upon the storied reputation, earned over the years since the Company’s founding in 1955, of providing top quality homes, investment properties and services to our customers and clients. The Company’s emphasis on integrity, professionalism and philanthropy ingrained by our founder Albert G. Van Metre, Sr. has garnered trust and respect in the Washington, D.C. area and beyond. It is critical to our future that we maintain that reputation and assure that Van Metre Companies continues to excel in real estate development and construction and in the management of apartment, retail and office investment properties, as well as in the provision of mortgage and related services. It is the task of our dedicated, energetic, and involved professionals to advance our ability to set the benchmark for luxury living and refined commercial development. The capstone of our mission is to make the “Van Metre” signature an icon for elegant residential communities, and industry leading condominium and apartment communities, as well as Class A neighborhood retail centers and office developments.

Source: Van Metre Companies careers (Greenhouse)

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